White House: Some take advantage of Medicaid

By Kimberly Leonard

Published January 11, 2018 9:03pm ET

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday that some Medicaid enrollees may be taking advantage of the program that offers little- or no-cost health insurance.

“I think there are certainly cases where that happens,” Sanders said at the White House press briefing. “We don’t think that’s the overwhelming majority, but certainly that’s an issue and something we want to be able to address.”

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